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18 Apr

Temporary Tattoo Brand Inked By Dani Rebrands, Launched Latest

Temporary Tattoo Brand Inked By Dani Rebrands, Launched Latest
Dani Egna wants everyone to wear their heart on their sleeve. Literally. Nearly eight years after launching her temporary tattoo brand, Inked By Dani, the founder and chief executive officer is looking to succeed in latest heights — and a wider audience — through a rebrand inclusive of latest tattoo designs and an updated, neutral-toned color scheme, logo and campaign imagery. “[This rebrand] been a protracted time coming,” said Egna, who drafted Inked By Dani’s first designs from her University of Southern California dorm room while earning her Bachelor of Positive Arts in 2015. “Our customer has grown up with us; we wanted something that feels a bit more elevated, and has more of a gender-neutral feel to it.” Inked...
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2 Apr

The tattoo artist connecting individuals with their West African

The tattoo artist connecting individuals with their West African
Emmanuel Uchenna Item incorporates traditional West African art and writing systems like nsibidi into his designs, connecting the diaspora to their cultural heritage Body art has at all times been a strategy to express our identities, beliefs and experiences. From coded symbols and signal sexual preferences, to the nihilistic attitude of the ignorant tattoo generation and prison tattoos created with a guitar string and an electrical fan – tattoos can function a everlasting reminder of who we're, what we stand for and what now we have undergone. For 28-year-old Emmanuel Uchenna Item and his clients, tattoos are a strategy to reconnect with their cultural heritage. The Austrian-Nigerian tattoo artist incorporates traditional West African art...
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31 Jan

Tattoo Artist Bruno Levy Launches Cigarettes Fashion Label 

Tattoo Artist Bruno Levy Launches Cigarettes Fashion Label 
Bruno Levy is leveraging his profession as a tattoo artist for his first fashion label. Levy, who also works as a multidisciplinary artist and tattoos out of Brooklyn’s Bandit Studio, is releasing his first fashion label, called Cigarettes by Bruno Levy, on Tuesday. The brand marks Levy’s first solo enterprise in the style world after working with brands like Hermès, Adidas, Cole Haan and others on previous projects. “I’ve been wanting to expand into different mediums,” Levy said about launching the road. “I’ve had a couple of different careers spanning the course of my lifetime. In some ways, I feel like [Cigarettes] is a way for me to include plenty of things I used to be enthusiastic about.” Cigarettes offers cardigans, T-shirts, dress...
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